Page 15: Historical Events In 1917

Oct 10   Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1917 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer   

Oct 11   Harry Trott, cricketer (Aust capt played 24 Tests 1888-1898), dies in the year 1917.   

Oct 12   On this day in history hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train)   

Oct 12   The First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale in the year 1917.   

Oct 13   Burr Tillstrom, Chic Ill, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1917 florence La Badie, American actress   

Oct 13   Soviet accept establishment of Petrograd Military on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history arthur Schlesinger Jr, Ohio, historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson)   

Oct 15   In the year 1917 chicago White Sox beat NY Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series   

Oct 15   On this day in history mata Hari Dutch dancer/German spy executed by firing squad in Paris   

Oct 15   In the year 1917 mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris   

Oct 15   USS Cassin (DD-43) torpedoed by German submarine U-61 off coast of Ireland. In trying to save the ship, Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingram becomes first American sailor killed in World War I and later is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. He becomes the first enlisted man to have a ship named for him, in 1919 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   On this day in history 1st British bombing of Germany   

Oct 17   In the year 1917 first train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen.   

Oct 17   In the year 1917 first train over the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence. This was constructed by the Dominion Government for use by the National Transcontinental Railway. This bridge was notorious in that it fell down twice during construction: On August 29, 1907 the south cantilever arm collapsed killing 65 or more workmen.   

Oct 17   In the year 1917 maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59   

Oct 17   On this day in history marsha Hunt, Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw)   

Oct 19   In the year 1917 love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.   

Oct 20   In the year 1917 efrain Jonckheer, premier Dutch Antilles   

Oct 21   1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz in the year 1917.   

Oct 21   First Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I in the year 1917.   

Oct 22   On this day in history joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca)   

Oct 22   In the year 1917 the birth of Joan Fontaine, American actress   

Oct 23   In the year 1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st US shot in WW I   

Oct 23   On this day in history robert Bray, Kalispell Mont, actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West)   

Oct 23   The Canadian Railway War Board holds its first meeting in the Canadian Pacific Boardroom in Windsor Station, Montreal. The name was changed to the Railway Association of Canada in 1919. The RAC represents the interests of all railways operating in Canada on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Battle at Caporetto: German & Austria smash Italian army on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In Russia, Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seizes power in the year 1917.   

Oct 25   On this day in history lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive   

Oct 26   In the year 1917 capt. Christopher P.J. O'Kelly (52nd Cdn. Infantry BAtt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

Oct 26   On this day in history felix the Cat, cartoon character   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of jule Gregory Charney, American meteorologist (d. 1981)   

Jan 01   In the year 1917 birth of albert Mol, Dutch actor (d. 2004)   

Jan 02   Vera Zorina, German dancer (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1917 birth of vernon Walters, NYC, US permanent rep to the UN   

Jan 03   In the year 1917 birth of roger W. Straus, Jr., American publisher (d. 2004)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of reginald Smith Brindle, composer   

Jan 05   Wieland Wagner, German opera director was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84   

Jan 06   Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82 in the year 1917.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of buffalo Bill Cody   

Jan 16   George Dewey, U.S. admiral (b. 1837) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1917 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician, dies at 70   

Jan 25   In the year 1917 edwin Tyler, cricketer (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies   

Jan 29   Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 in the year 1917.   

Feb 05   On this day in history paul Rubens, composer, dies at 41